Kalkaska County Recycling Center

Facility details

Address

605 N Birch
Kalkaska, MI 49646

Phone

(231) 258-3369

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Website

circuit46.org

Facility type

Recycling

Operator

Municipal

County

Kalkaska County

EPA Region

5

Data sources

EPA

Last verified

2026-10-15

About this facility

A recycling center collects, sorts and prepares recoverable materials so they can be sold to mills and manufacturers instead of being landfilled. Some are public drop-off sites run by a city, county or hauler; others are commercial buy-back yards or processing plants that take material from collection routes and businesses. What a given site handles depends on its equipment and the markets it sells into, so one center may focus on cardboard and containers while another takes only scrap metal. Many sites pay for certain materials and charge for others. Hours, fees and accepted materials vary — call ahead to confirm what is taken, how it must be sorted and whether there is a minimum quantity.

Typically accepted at Recycling Center facilities

• Cardboard and mixed paper
• Plastic bottles and containers
• Aluminum and steel cans
• Glass bottles and jars
• Scrap metal
• Electronics (at some sites)

Hours, fees and accepted materials vary by site — call ahead before hauling a load.

Nearby facilities

• Antrim Recycling Recycling 10.3 mi · Mancelona, MI
• Elk Rapids Village Transfer Station 15.5 mi · Elk Rapids, MI
• Antrim Co HHW Transfer Station 16.3 mi · Bellaire, MI
• American Waste Inc. Transfer Station 19.8 mi · Traverse City, MI
• American Waste Recycling Facility Recycling 19.9 mi · Traverse City, MI
• Grand Traverse Recycling Center Recycling 20.6 mi · Traverse City, MI
• Beacon Recycling Recycling 21.4 mi · Traverse City, MI
• Rifkin Scrap Iron & Metal Co Metals 21.6 mi · Traverse City, MI
• Bay Area Recycling for Community Recycling 22.1 mi · Traverse City, MI
• Grayling Township Transfer Station 22.8 mi · Grayling, MI

Nearest landfill: City Environmental Services Landfill of Hast Inc, Frederic — 26.5 mi

Waste haulers nearby

• GFL Environmental Inc6.8 mi · Kalkaska, MI · 142 drivers
• Gabby's Recycling LLC6.8 mi · Kalkaska, MI · 2 drivers
• Area Waste Services LLC6.8 mi · Kalkaska, MI · 1 driver
• O' Tracey's Waste6.8 mi · Kalkaska, MI · 1 driver
• Humphrey Disposal Service6.8 mi · Kalkaska, MI · 2 drivers

Area served

Serves Kalkaska, South Boardman, Alden, Rapid City, Williamsburg, Fife Lake, Mancelona.

County context

The only listed recycling center in Kalkaska County, MI.

10 waste haulers in Kalkaska County, MI.

ZIP 49646 at a glance

Population

8,852 (16 per sq mi)

Median age

46

Households

Median income $64,863 · 26% earn six figures

Housing

84% owner-occupied · median home value $181,523 · median rent $690

Workforce

54% labor-force participation · 3.8% unemployment

ZIP figures are US Census estimates for the ZIP area, not the company.

Michigan solid-waste agency: Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy (EGLE)